Healthiest brand of eggs in the UK.

I wondered if anybody knew the best eggs to buy in the UK. I was told to buy organic, or at least free-range.

The thing is, surely free range eggs without the organic label are just as bad as caged hens? They can still be injected with steroids and fed a terrible diet right?

As for organic, well these can also be fed rubbish... such as organic grains or something. Omega 3 eggs are the other option but I have read that these are fed high amounts of rubbish to give them their omega 3, rather than getting it from flax and other sensible foodstuff.

Anyone have the answer? Any brand that you know feed their chickens a suitable diet? I know I maybe overthinking things, but such is my way.

The thing is, surely free range eggs without the organic label are just as bad as caged hens

No chance. Have you seen the conditions caged hens live in? I'm not an animal rights agendaist but the conditions they are kept in are truly horrendous. Free range chickens at least have the opportunity to roam free and usually eat some natural foods and as a result the quality of the eggs are vastly superior. Get the best you can for example:

I get my eggs from the market for the week, 2 packs of 15, local, free range eggs, they don't have organic, if they did I would get those. Though if I come across them from time to time I get them instead. Try to avoid the bigger supermakets like Tesco for eggs and meats if you can, I get all my meats from the market direct from a few local butchers.

Agreed - local markets that are expensive regarding other foods usually offer much better value for money for free-range eggs than the major supermarkets. This is also true of otherwise expensive local convenience stores too that stock locally produced free-range eggs direct from the supplier. Don't know whether this applies to most of the UK though, as I happen to live near lots off farming areas.

If I were buying from a shop, I'd go for organic because that guarantees real free range, not just 'we opened the door at the end of a huge shed' free range. And if the hens are genuinely ranging, they'll be eating at least some of their natural diet.

Eggs should not have a brand. Could you find someone within a reasonable distance who is raising chickens & selling the eggs? Sorry I'm in the US, not the UK. I buy mine from backyard hobbyists who supplement with organic feed & charge $3/doz.